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Name: Vidal Shoals Channel Front Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States

Location: St. Marys River.

Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Notes:
The 1904 tower is now the upper part of the Christmas Light, in Grand Island Harbor, on Lake Superior, about 100 miles west oif its original location (see separate entry).

Height of Focal Plane: 40

Characteristic and Range: Quick red flash.

Description of Tower: Skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1899: White, conical iron tower, 35 feet tall (as described in 1904).

Date Established: 1899

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only?


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